Angoville () is a former commune in the

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department in the

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of north-western

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. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune of

Cesny-les-Sources Cesny-les-Sources () is a Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in northwestern France. The municipality was established on 1 January 2019 by merger of the former communes of Cesny-Bo ...

Geography

Angoville is located some 30 km south of

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and 10 km east by south-east of

Thury-Harcourt Thury-Harcourt () is a former Communes of France, commune in the Calvados (department), Calvados Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region in northwestern France. On 1 January 201 ...

. The D6 road from Thury-Harcourt to Ussy forms the northern border of the commune. Access to the commune is by the D241 road from

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in the south which passes through the length of the commune and the village and continues north to join the D6 on the border. The commune is mostly farmland with an area of forest in the south which is part of the large ''Bois de Saint-Claire''.Google Maps
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History

Toponymy

''Angoville'' is composed of the old French "ville" (from the

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"Villae") meaning a rural area or village and a Scandinavian name ''Asgaut'' (or ''Asgautr''), gallicized to ''Asgot'', ''Ansgot'', ''Angot'', and ''Ango'' - originally the Norman surname ''Ango'' and Angot which are widespread in Seine-Maritime.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Angoville

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Angovillais'' or ''Angovillaises'' in French.

Economy

The main activities are dairy farming and cropping.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *Houses and Farms (18th-19th century) *A Farmhouse (1786) *The Saint Anne Fountain (1848) *The Town Hall (19th century) *The ''Motte de Rouvrou'' Fortified Site (11th century)

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments: *The Tomb of the Rabâche family (19th century) *The Tomb of Jean-François Rabâche (1816) *The Tomb of Priest François Bouquet (1813) *The Parish Church of Saint-Anne (12th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée

References

External links

Angoville on Géoportail
National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
''Angoville'' on the 1750 Cassini Map
{{authority control Former communes of Calvados (department) Populated places disestablished in 2019